Distance from the record
This close sat 64.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
This page is a historical record of the silver price in 27 January 2017, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.10 per troy ounce on 27 January 2017, up $0.286 (1.70%) from the previous close of $16.81.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 64.80% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2011-04-29.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $14.44, making this a +18.42% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $17.10 per troy ounce on 27 January 2017. That is $0.29 higher than the previous close of $16.81, a move of 1.70%.
The silver price rose on 27 January 2017, gaining $0.29 (1.70%) against the previous session's close of $16.81.
At $17.10 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.55 on 27 January 2017. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 69.5 on 27 January 2017, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 69.5 ounces of silver.
A month before 27 January 2017, silver was around $15.93 per troy ounce, so the close of $17.10 is a gain of 7.4% over the month.
A year before 27 January 2017, silver was around $14.44 per troy ounce. The close of $17.10 therefore represents a rise of 18.4% over twelve months.
It closed 64.80% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2011-04-29.